Union Leader advances Mauery’s Portsmouth art exhibit
The New Hampshire Union Leader reported on a Portsmouth art exhibit by Andy Mauery, associate professor of art at the University of Maine. Mauery said her exhibition “devolve” is an emotional call to action on behalf of endangered species, and that she created an ode to nonhuman species that people can’t seem to stop destroying. “I’ve been very worried about our environment. I don’t need the news to stir this up in me,” Mauery said. “We have all of this information on how to not destroy these species, but we don’t do that.” Mauery’s work is on display at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth starting Oct. 3. One of its most unique features is her incorporation of human hair, the article states. “I picked hair because we all have it, and we have this attraction (and repulsion) to it,” Mauery explained.